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86:July 1, 1863
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2894:1863 deaths
2889:1820 births
1735:G. Anderson
1730:R. Anderson
1709:Confederate
1247:Tagg, p. 9.
1201:. pp.
873:Don Troiani
713:John Buford
702:Alfred Waud
516:Confederate
377:Fort Preble
362:Buena Vista
340:'s army at
310:in 1837 by
2883:Categories
2760:McConaughy
2719:Wainwright
2654:Muhlenberg
2619:McCandless
2261:Pleasonton
2221:Kilpatrick
2151:Farnsworth
1980:G. Steuart
1895:Longstreet
1644:2008-02-12
1597:. Vol. 1,
1503:Gettysburg
1472:Gettysburg
1437:. Vol. 2,
1357:References
1346:2022-05-07
1267:Gettysburg
1227:Gettysburg
1165:Gettysburg
960:Statue by
864:Gettysburg
837:Gettysburg
692:Gettysburg
524:Brig. Gen.
413:West Point
344:, for the
297:Long Green
262:Union Army
134:Union Army
110:Allegiance
93:Gettysburg
66:1820-09-21
2765:McPherson
2740:Broadhead
2714:Trobriand
2629:McFarland
2624:McDougall
2351:Wadsworth
2326:Steinwehr
2211:Humphreys
2146:Doubleday
2096:Carpenter
2005:R. Walker
2000:J. Walker
1955:Robertson
1930:Pettigrew
1830:Humphreys
1765:Chambliss
1750:Barksdale
1745:Armistead
1725:Alexander
1111:, p. 252.
887:'s novel
682:President
578:John Pope
539:D.H. Hill
469:Maj. Gen.
420:Civil War
407:with the
354:Monterrey
73:Lancaster
2634:McIntosh
2584:Jeffords
2579:Humiston
2559:Harrison
2504:Enderlin
2381:Williams
2316:Stannard
2301:Sedgwick
2276:Robinson
2266:Reynolds
2236:Meredith
2141:Crawford
2086:Caldwell
1905:Marshall
1860:W. Jones
1855:J. Jones
1470:(1952),
1045:Archived
983:See also
851:'s 1974
654:XI Corps
582:Manassas
543:Richmond
442:Lt. Gen.
405:Utah War
393:New York
301:Maryland
163:Commands
124:Service/
2755:McClean
2684:Salomon
2659:O'Rorke
2649:Morrill
2644:Melcher
2609:Latimer
2569:Hazlett
2564:Haskell
2524:Garrard
2489:Dearing
2474:Colvill
2459:Carroll
2454:Burling
2449:Burgwyn
2376:Willard
2346:Vincent
2306:Sickles
2241:Merritt
2231:Lincoln
2186:Hancock
2126:Cushing
2111:Claflin
2032:leaders
2015:Wofford
1995:Trimble
1950:Ramseur
1940:Pickett
1870:Kershaw
1850:Johnson
1845:Jenkins
1840:Iverson
1835:Imboden
1805:Hampton
1795:Garnett
1755:Benning
1711:leaders
1627:at the
1265:Sears,
1163:Sears,
1150:Sears,
1107:Sears,
877:prequel
799:convent
717:cavalry
678:Halleck
674:Stanton
647:At the
626:I Corps
504:V Corps
481:brigade
451:of the
409:Mormons
356:and to
350:captain
312:Senator
268:to the
256:in the
254:general
234:†
167:I Corps
2709:Taylor
2694:Sorrel
2679:Poague
2674:Perrin
2669:Pegram
2664:Pardee
2574:Howell
2544:Grimes
2529:Godwin
2519:Gamble
2484:Coster
2464:Carter
2434:Brooke
2429:Biddle
2424:Berdan
2361:Warren
2336:Tilton
2311:Slocum
2296:Schurz
2281:Rowley
2246:Newton
2206:Howard
2201:Hooker
2191:Harrow
2176:Greene
2171:Graham
2161:Gibbon
2136:Cutler
2131:Custer
2121:Curtin
2081:Buford
2076:Birney
2071:Biddle
2066:Baxter
2061:Barnes
2056:Barlow
2020:Wright
2010:Wilcox
1990:Thomas
1970:Semmes
1965:Scales
1935:Perrin
1925:Pender
1915:O'Neal
1910:McLaws
1900:Mahone
1890:W. Lee
1885:F. Lee
1865:Kemper
1800:Gordon
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332:, and
319:brevet
293:Lititz
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126:branch
2775:Wills
2750:Burns
2745:Bryan
2704:Stone
2699:Spear
2689:Smith
2614:Lewis
2599:Keogh
2594:Kelly
2589:Jones
2539:Gregg
2534:Goree
2499:Ellis
2494:Devin
2479:Corby
2444:Bryan
2439:Brown
2414:Baker
2409:Avery
2404:Alger
2341:Tyler
2331:Sykes
2321:Starr
2286:Ruger
2251:Nolan
2181:Gregg
2166:Gilsa
2156:Geary
2116:Cross
2091:Candy
2051:Ayres
2040:Meade
2030:Union
1975:Smith
1960:Rodes
1945:Posey
1920:Oates
1790:Ewell
1785:Early
1780:Doles
1775:Davis
1021:Notes
580:, at
381:Maine
358:major
118:Union
2770:Wade
2724:Ward
2639:Mayo
2604:Lang
2554:Hall
2549:Gwyn
2419:Belo
2386:Zook
2371:Webb
2366:Weed
2356:Ward
2271:Rice
2256:Paul
2216:Hunt
2196:Hays
2101:Carr
2046:Ames
1875:Lane
1825:Hood
1820:Hill
1815:Heth
1810:Hays
1603:ISBN
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